Flextronics CEO Sees Hope for U.S. Tech Production

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James R. Hagerty

Updated Jan. 4, 2013 8:22 p.m. ET

The CEO of Flextronics International Ltd., a Singapore-based company that helped hundreds of firms move manufacturing of electronic parts and products to Asia, says it is getting "easier to justify" production in the U.S.

The difference in labor costs is narrowing and local officials in America have been giving more financial incentives to companies setting up plants in the U.S., Mike McNamara, chief executive of Flextronics, said in an interview Friday. Mr. McNamara said he could even imagine some smartphones...